Slavery is a violent crime affecting millions of the world’s poor.

$190 billion*

40 million†

people are in slavery and forced labour in 2016

That's twice the size of the Australian population.

Slavery is not a relic of history.

It's a larger reality now than ever before.

*Statistics from ILO 2014 and Global Slavery Index 2016†Global estimates of modern slavery: Forced labour and forced marriage, prepared jointly by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Walk Free Foundation, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM)

In IJM’s cases, we have met slaves who report being beaten, gang raped, locked in tiny rooms, starved and who have even witnessed murder. We want you to understand what modern-day slavery is.

We want you to help us stop it.

In IJM’s cases, we have met slaves who report being beaten, gang raped, locked in tiny rooms, starved and who have even witnessed murder. We want you to understand what modern-day slavery is.

We want you to help us stop it.

Slavery is stoppable

IJM partners with police, prosecutors, judges and social workers to restore justice to the poor. The missing piece is the resources to scale these efforts to effect global, permanent change.

46,000

officers and officials
trained since 2012

40,000

people relieved from
oppression

1,300+

convictions

75-86%

reduction of minors
available for sex in
The Philippines

This fight needs you

Traffickers prey upon the world's poor. They use their money, their influence and their access to power to exploit and abuse those who have no defender.

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International Justice Mission protects the poor from violence in the developing world.We partner with local authorities to rescue victims, bring criminals to justice, restore survivors, and strengthen justice systems.

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The work of justice begins with prayer.

As we seek justice on behalf of others, we are acutely aware that we cannot do this work in our own strength. We rely on God, who is a God of justice, to help us do what is only possible with and through him. We rely on the support of our global prayer partners as we work in areas of great darkness and serve those in desperate need of rescue and restoration.

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